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Vintage gay

Posted on August 29, 2019 | Leave a comment

Thanks to the note below from the photogapher Anton Parish, we know this photo of Robert Mapplethorpe and Marcus Leatherdale was taken at Studio 54 in 1979. At the time Leatherdale worked for Mapplethorpe as his office manager and as a model for Mapplethorpe before going on to be an accomplished photographer in his own right.

I dedicate this weekly post, featuring vintage gay photographs, to the men and women who lived in a more critical time where being true to yourself and loving who you want wasn’t always an option and came at a great price. Do you have a photo you would like to share? Email me at bosguymail@gmail.com.

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This week on Instagram: hooyoboius

Posted on August 28, 2019 | Leave a comment

animal humor, funny instagram, gay instagramI can’t tell you much about this Instagram account because there is little shared in the profile. At the time I wrote this post in July, David – the name associated with the account – had just over 400 followers making this account a virtual unknown.

However, the humor and risque nature of the posts which increasingly show off the backside of men in short video form make me think that this will quickly become more popular.  I like the account owner’s humor and think you might too so check it out and let me know what you think. 

You can follow this account on Instagram here, instagram.com/hooyoboius.

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Caption this photo

Posted on August 28, 2019 | 7 comments

handsome, hunk, hairy menHopefully the caption I’ve shared below inspires you to offer up a caption or two of your own. Leave a witty or funny caption as a comment for this post, and I’ll approve it for readers to enjoy.

“Ready, set, go!”

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State patrols on M Street beach are irksome and have little impact

Posted on August 27, 2019 | 2 comments

kiki beach bostonDid you see the Boston Globe article, Southie’s line in the sand is at M Street Beach? I regularly go to M Street Beach and the ‘crackdown’ is an accurate description but pointless since its has had (and will continue to have) no impact.

The article says the increased presence of State troopers has come at the request of some Southie residents “who have raised concerns about the number of young people at the beach and the amount of alcohol they consume.” IMHO, this is just code for long time and mostly older residents upset with the changes they see taking place in their neighborhood. This former blue collar bastion of Irish-American families is increasingly a magnet for affluent 20 and 30 somethings. The nostalgic residents conveniently forget that the “good ol’ days” weren’t so great. The beaches in Southie overlooked the dirtiest harbor in the country and the beaches were filled with litter, including used needles and cigarette butts.

Watching the police patrolling M Street, it is hard to tell who is more unhappy; the people on the beach or the police who look uncomfortable wearing their polyester uniforms in the blazing sun. It is worth noting that in the years I’ve gone to M Street beach, I’ve not seen fights or disturbances attributed to drinking so the alarm raised by residents seems more peevish than reality.

So here’s my sincere ask to Mayor Marty Walsh and Governor Charlie Baker, can we please use these public funds more effectively? In lieu of paying for police to patrol our public beaches, acting like resident assistants in a dormitory, can we use those funds more effectively? I’m sure the MBTA could use the money.

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Temptation Tuesday

Posted on August 27, 2019 | 3 comments

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Men in kilts

Posted on August 26, 2019 | 1 comment

The first thing that came to mind when I saw this photo on the now defunct website, 2mblr.com/scotsmen  was eenie meenie minie moe.

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What to do this week: August 26 – Sept 1

Posted on August 26, 2019 | Leave a comment

Temptation TuesdayLots happening this week as we head into the final full week of summer in Boston. I’d like to give a shout out to the free 7th Annual Illuminate the Harbor Fireworks Celebration taking place on Thursday. The show over Boston Harbor is a perfect way to start your evening followed by dinner along the Seaport or in the North End.

This weekend Ms. Coco Peru brings her show Have Your Heard? to Mainestreet in Ogunquit with shows on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Additionally, Ogunquit hosts their Annual Mr. Gay Ogunquit Swimsuit Contest followed by a fun tea dance at Mainestreet. 

Mr. Gay Ogunquit Swimsuit Contest is this weekend – let’s invite these guys

MONDAY – THURSDAY

Free Summer Fitness Monday Bootcamp in Seaport Common at 5:30PM | Zumba in Christopher Columbus Park at 6PM | Strength Training in Town Field Dorchester at 6PM

Drag Bingo is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston

Broadway Gives Back welcomes the cast members from the Ogunquit Playhouse production of Murder On The Orient Express to help raise money for Frannie Peabody Center at 8PM on Monday  at Mainestreet in Ogunquit

All Star Mondays is a weekly drag show with performances at 11:30PM and 12:30AM at Machine in Boston

Free Summer Fitness Tuesday Yoga at M St. Park at 6PM | Lululemon Run Club at Seaport Common at 6PM

Trivia Tuesday is every Tuesday at the Dorchester Brewing Company and starts at 7:30PM in Dorchester

Dirty Water Saloon Line Dancing for Queers & friends has country-western two-step, west coast swing and line dancing each Tuesday from 7-10PM (all are welcome) at the Milky Way Lounge in JP

Mass Bears and Cubs Social Join this friendly group for food, drink, and great fellowship with the bears, cubs, and their chasers at 7:30PM on Tuesday at Cathedral Station

Drag Bingo hosted by the Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is this Tuesday at Democracy Brewing from 8-10PM in DTX

Showtune Tuesday hosted by VJ Ryan Grow starts at 9PM every Tuesday at dbar in Dorchester

Karaoke Night starts at 10PM every Tuesday at Jacques in Boston

Stump Trivia with Jonathan Brett is guaranteed fun and has lots of prizes (trivia starts at 8PM) hosted every Tuesday at Club Cafe in Boston

Free Summer Fitness Wednesday Box and Body at 5:30PM | Pilates at 6PM both at the Seaport Common

Atomic Karaoke with DJ Stevie Psyclone & Jonathan Brett is every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston

Trivia Night comes to Cathedral Station every Wednesday from 8-10PM

Free Summer Fitness Thursday ​Yoga on the Boston Common at 6PM | Cardio Conditioning at 6:30 at the Seaport Common

Free Pool is available all evening at Cathedral Station every Thursday

NE Gay Guys Stoplight Party is this Thursday starting at 7PM at Bobby’s Place Night Club on the south shore in Taunton

Bear Trivia Night is at 8PM every Thursday at The Alley Bar in DTX Boston

7th Annual Illuminate the Harbor Fireworks Celebration takes place at 8:30PM sharp so find a place along the waterfront to enjoy this free show on Thursday evening in Boston

Whole Lotta Love: Queeraoke FUNdrager throw on your dancing shoes and get your gayness on fleek for a fabulous night of serenading for a super important cause on Thursday at Midway Cafe in JP

Gay Bash’d is a queer celebration of alternative drag, techno, and self-expression on Thursday starting at 10PM at the Milky Way Lounge in JP

#Yaasss Thursdays with hosts Penny Tentiary, Yune Neptune, and resident DJ Begbick plays the area’s best hip hop and top 40 at Club Cafe

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Free Summer Fitness Friday  Bootcamp at 6:30AM in ​Christopher Columbus Park | Hip Hop Yoga at 12PM on the Seaport Common

Tea Dance at the Boatslip starts at 4PM each Friday in Provincetown – start your weekend off with some great music, views of Ptown harbor and a cold drink

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville

Coco Peru – Have Your Heard? brings her show to Mainestreet on Friday, Saturday and Sunday starting at 7:30PM in Ogunquit

Dragged Across New England take a tour of the local drag scenes all around New England at the Oberon this Friday starting at 8:30PM in Cambridge

Dueling Drag Divas are back this summer at Mainestreet in Ogunquit performing each Friday and Saturday at 9:30PM (Tix required)

Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX

FO-MO Fridays are every Friday at Blend in Dorchester – doors open at 10PM

Anthem Fridays is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday

Kiki Beach is back each Saturday at M Street Beach for a new season of fun in the sun and great people watching – most start arriving after 12PM

Newport OUT Beach Day on Saturday from 3 – 7 PM at Second Beach in Middletown (at the end of the beach towards Sachuest Point)

So Hot Saturdaes: Girl Groups East vs West bring your friends for a fun night out with great music at Blend in Dorchester

Daddy Issues returns this Saturday at Machine with DJs James Cerne and Manu Miran in Boston

ResistDance while bigots will be marching in “Straight Pride” this weekend, the LGBTQ community is invited to dance and show everyone what Pride really means at Legacy in Boston

Video Night Tracks every Saturday night join VJ Ryan Grow at Cathedral Station starting at 9:30PM

The Donkey Show is the ultimate disco experience is a story inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream each Saturday at Club Oberon in Cambridge.

Grunt is a weekly dance party with no cover for burly men and their admirers, starting at 10PM at the Alley Bar in DTX

UNITE Saturdays is a weekly dance party at Club Cafe with DJ Susan Esthera (no cover before 11PM) in Boston

SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston

Annual Mr. Gay Ogunquit Swimsuit Contest this can’t miss event begins at 12:30PM on the beach and ends at Tea Dance in Ogunquit

Sunday Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 6PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston

Karaoke at the Alley is every Sunday starting at 8PM in Boston

Labor Day Sunday White Party with Abel is at Royale starting at 10PM in Boston

Pajama Party is a weekly dance party hosted every Sunday starting at 10PM at Machine in Boston

Hot Mess Sundays at Candibar in the Theater District is every Sunday starting at 10PM in Boston

Send me information about your upcoming programs and events in my blog’s comment section or message me the details on Facebook.

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Become a reSISTER: Responding to “straight pride”

Posted on August 25, 2019 | Leave a comment

gay bostonThere has been a lot of media surrounding “Straight Pride” in Boston this August. I shared my thoughts about this in my June post, Straight Pride: Media spectacle only if you allow it. 

I’m not in favor of giving the organizers of this parade any amount of attention since the parade has less to do with ‘Straight pride’ and more to do with getting free media attention so I was really happy to learn that the Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have come up with a creative and constructive response.

From August 29 to September 1, the Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will hold a series of fun, inclusive activities in the Boston area to provide a safe space for LGBTQ people. The event will kick off that Thursday with the “RE-Sister night at Flatbread Pizza Company” in Somerville. The event begins at 5 p.m.

reSISTER Events this Weekeend
Night of bowling, drinking, and dining @Flat Bread Pizza Co.
AIDS memorial tree blessing
Bar Ministry Presence: Sisters will be visible at local gay bars
Meditation in Back Bay
Sister’s Brunch

The Mass Rainbow Times has a great article about the Sister’s response to this farce of a parade, that you can read here. If you’d like to learn more about any of these events, learn more about the Boston Convent or maybe make a donation to this group so they can continue their important ministries to the Boston gay community visit their website at, thebostonsisters.org.

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Scruffy Sunday

Posted on August 25, 2019 | Leave a comment

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Saturday morning coffee

Posted on August 24, 2019 | 1 comment

handsome guy drinking coffee, hairy hunkThere is something very appealing about this guys smirk. I wonder what he is thinking while he sips his morning cup of joe?

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Saturday morning comics

Posted on August 24, 2019 | Leave a comment

ADAM & ANDY is set in the fictional New England town of Woodfield, CT. You can learn more about Adam and Andy and purchase a copy of “the definitive collection of Adam and Andy” by visiting, adamandandy.com.

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Furry Friday

Posted on August 23, 2019 | 1 comment

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BosGuy brain teaser

Posted on August 23, 2019 | 7 comments

riddle, exercise for your brainEach Friday morning I post a riddle to get you to think outside the box and exercise your brain. If you are stumped, share it with a friend or colleague and see if you can figure out the answer together.

I’ll confirm answers in the afternoon so don’t worry if you don’t see your comment posted right away. I want to give everyone a chance to guess.

This week’s brain teaser:
The rungs of a 10 foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot apart. If the water is rising at the rate of one foot an hour, how long will it take until the water covers over the ladder?

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What to do this weekend

Posted on August 22, 2019 | Leave a comment

gayPtown’s Carnival Week: Enchanted Forest wraps up on Saturday but many will likely stay through the weekend to enjoy what may be their last visit to Provincetown this summer. There is still a lot happening in Boston if you’re planning to stick around including  Queer Board Game Night, Gay Kickball league’s Jersey Party, and of course, Victory Programs Summer Sports “80s Revival” Tea Dance at dbar – just to name a few options.

Free summer workouts continue in Boston

Free Summer Fitness Friday  Bootcamp at 6:30AM in ​Christopher Columbus Park | Hip Hop Yoga at 12PM on the Seaport Common

Tea Dance at the Boatslip starts at 4PM each Friday in Provincetown – start your weekend off with some great music, views of Ptown harbor and a cold drink

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville

Sutton Lee Seymour – Dragflix! performs both Friday and Saturday night at Mainestreet starting at 7:30PM in Ogunquit

Dueling Drag Divas are back this summer at Mainestreet in Ogunquit performing each Friday and Saturday at 9:30PM (Tix required)

FASCINATION Friday is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques the 1st and 4th Friday of the month in Boston

Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX

FO-MO Fridays are every Friday at Blend in Dorchester – doors open at 10PM

Anthem Fridays is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday

Kiki Beach is back each Saturday at M Street Beach for a new season of fun in the sun and great people watching – most start arriving after 12PM

Queer Board Game Night welcomes all to the Trident Bookseller’s and Cafe for an evening of board games Saturday, 6-9 at their location on Newbury Street

GayKickball Jersey Party is this Saturday at Cathedral Station from 8-11PM

Mayhem Saturdays bring your friends for a fun night out with great music with DJ Aga at Blend in Dorchester

DONT ASK DONT TELL is a crazy fun monthly LGBTQ dance party that takes place on Saturday at Great Scott in Allston

The Donkey Show is the ultimate disco experience is a story inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream each Saturday (until Sept 7th when it closes forever!) at Club Oberon in Cambridge.

Grunt is a weekly dance party with no cover for burly men and their admirers, starting at 10PM at the Alley Bar in DTX

UNITE Saturdays is a weekly dance party at Club Cafe with DJ Susan Esthera (no cover before 11PM) in Boston

SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston

North Shore Pride End of Summer Drag Brunch is on Sunday starting at 10AM and running til 1PM at the Derby in Salem

Trans Health Program: Summer picnic at the Fens is this Sunday from 11AM to 2PM in Boston

North Shore LGBTQ Tea Dance is at the Derby from 3-7PM in Salem – proceeds raised goes to benefit North Shore Pride

Victory Programs Summer Sports “80s Revival” Tea Dance is at dbar in Dorchester this Sunday from 4-8PM with proceeds raised going to the very worthy Victory Programs

Sunday Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 6PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston

SIP W/DJs Brian Halligan and Scott Helms is from 6-10PM on Sunday at Jacques in Bay Village – all are welcome

Bulls-Eye Night Live Music & Comedy Jimmy Bowes hosts comedians Steve Halligan, Laura Severse, & Chris Pennie with musical guests Patrick Dennis & Paddy Mörr on Sunday at 8PM at Savin Bar & Kitchen in Dorchester

Karaoke at the Alley is every Sunday starting at 8PM in Boston

Pajama Party is a weekly dance party hosted every Sunday starting at 10PM at Machine in Boston

Hot Mess Sundays at Candibar in the Theater District is every Sunday starting at 10PM in Boston

Send me information about your upcoming programs and events in my blog’s comment section or message me the details on Facebook.

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Kayaking Provincetown harbor

Posted on August 22, 2019 | Leave a comment
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While kayaking in Ptown harbor, we met up with this ferocious sea monster.

Each year my friend Ed and I kayak out to Long Point lighthouse then kayak along the interior, curling dunes that protect Provincetown harbor from the open sea until we get to the Red Inn. It really is a great way to see Provinceotwn, mingle with curious seals, bump into others and get some exercise all at once.

Below is my amateur illustration of the route we took after leaving Flyers Boat Rentals. None of the photographs of the pod of seals came out so I opted for a cuter cartoon caricature to show approximately where they were feeding and sunning themselves, but all the other photos were snapped by me.

The weather was picture perfect, and the roughly 3.5 mile trek was made easier because high tide was cresting and there was no headwind. Our first leg had us cutting through the harbor, making a beeline to Long Point lighthouse but as we neared the sandy hook of the tip of the Cape, we noticed a boat full of men in various stages of undress jumping off the boat, swimming and basically just having a good time. I was so clueless and ended up awkwardly kayaking between them. They were good sports about it and since I was all of 5′ from them, I refrained from gawking or taking photos.

provincetownAfter we pulled our kayaks up on the beach we walked around a bit and took the obligatory selfies in front of Long Point lighthouse which was constructed back in the early 1800s.  Neither Ed nor I felt much like sitting still so we put our kayaks back in the water, hugging the coastline and coming to shore so I could snap this photo (see below) which shows how narrow the dunes get: below is a photo of open ocean on the left and Ptown’s sheltered harbor on the right.

After, we aimed our kayaks for the historic Red Inn to enjoy some ‘light refreshments’. En route, we found ourselves surrounded by a pod of about 20 seals. They were both curious and skittish so while it was fun to see them swimming all around us, none of my photos could quite capture the moment.

Part of the reward of all that kayaking, is knowing we will enjoy cold beers and raw bar. After about 2 hours of ‘relaxing’ by the bar, we put our kayaks back in the water one final time to return the rentals. On our way back we stumbled upon these two sea monsters who turned out to be quite friendly and the perfect ending to a great day out in Provincetown.

Provincetown unicornIf you have questions about kayaking in Provincetown or other suggestions should you be planning a visit, feel free to reach out to me.

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